7 results for “oxygen deprivation”
81y · Male·Oxygen deprivation and carbon dioxide toxicity in a person with chronic respirat…
Douglas Ian Scott, an 81-year-old with emphysema, died from oxygen deprivation and carbon dioxide toxicity after smoking while using a home oxygen concentrator. He had been …
26y · Male·Suffocation due to inhaling nitrous oxide
…ne two days before death and had been using 15-20 'nangs' every second day. The coroner found he died from oxygen deprivation caused by both the vitiated atmosphere from nitrous oxide and the sealed nature of the full-fa…
50y · Male·Multiple injuries sustained in high-speed motorcycle crash
…a, hypovolaemia) was noted, though evidence suggests death was inevitable given his injuries and prolonged oxygen deprivation.
64y · Female·fatal cardiac arrhythmia in a lady with obstructed sleep apnoea, obesity and suf…
…ve sleep apnoea, obesity and diabetes presented with acute psychotic relapse following stress and sleep deprivation. Initially admitted to ED where she was sedated with haloperidol and clonazepam. Despite recording hypo…
37y · Male·asphyxia due to oxygen deprivation secondary to inhalation of helium
Andrew Nolan Christie, a 37-year-old former soldier with PTSD and back pain, died by suicide using helium inhalation on 16 August 2017. Key clinical lessons: (1) Military veterans with untreated PTSD and relationship bre…
2y · Male·Hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy
…espite advanced life support, Baby M suffered irreversible hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy from prolonged oxygen deprivation and aspiration, and died on 29 November 2008. The clinical lesson is that unrecognised pregnan…
21y · Male·Hypoxic brain injury arising from severe anaphylactic shock due to administratio…
Lucas Peyret, a 21-year-old with no significant medical history, presented to hospital with acute appendicitis and underwent emergency laparoscopic appendicectomy. Surgery was routine and uneventful. Upon emergence from …
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